One of the first things I noticed in the story was when they said that meeting and befriending people in America is more superficial and comes off as more of a challenge to international students. The one Asian student had to group together with other international students. She wasn't sure on how to join in and become part of the community with Americans. Over the years, I've had a couple of international students study at my school. I agree that befriending people is a little more superficial like when it comes to appearance and what you are wearing. But I also feel like its a two way street and just like Americans, international students should approach and invite themselves.
I agree with Nathan that Americans have a lot more freedom. I feel like it is definitely true. College is an example of freedom. You don't have your parents there to tell you what to do and you have to become a lot more independent by doing your laundry and going to classes. My parents would always tell me back then in Vietnam they were restricted of a lot of things. The Somali student is a lot different to how I'm used to. He said that where he comes from students don't ask him questions or even his friends, not about his life, anything. I find that to be really different and weird. I know so much about my friends and I couldn't imagine being friends with someone if I didn't ask them anything about their life. When the Japanese student said, "Well, mostly nobody asks me anything about Japan. Some Americans don't care about other worlds." The Mexican student also related by saying, ''I've met people who are interested in me, but for a lot of other people it's ... 'whatever'!" In high school, we had a German exchange student and everyone wanted to welcome him. He became part of our class that year and was included in everything. I cared about his life, family, and Germany as well as the rest of my classmates. But I do agree that some people don't care and its like whatever to them.
I like near the end they write a small paragraph about each country and many of the assumptions people tend to make. Any where you go people will have assumptions because they have heard things but they are usually not true.
I agree with Nathan that Americans have a lot more freedom. I feel like it is definitely true. College is an example of freedom. You don't have your parents there to tell you what to do and you have to become a lot more independent by doing your laundry and going to classes. My parents would always tell me back then in Vietnam they were restricted of a lot of things. The Somali student is a lot different to how I'm used to. He said that where he comes from students don't ask him questions or even his friends, not about his life, anything. I find that to be really different and weird. I know so much about my friends and I couldn't imagine being friends with someone if I didn't ask them anything about their life. When the Japanese student said, "Well, mostly nobody asks me anything about Japan. Some Americans don't care about other worlds." The Mexican student also related by saying, ''I've met people who are interested in me, but for a lot of other people it's ... 'whatever'!" In high school, we had a German exchange student and everyone wanted to welcome him. He became part of our class that year and was included in everything. I cared about his life, family, and Germany as well as the rest of my classmates. But I do agree that some people don't care and its like whatever to them.
I like near the end they write a small paragraph about each country and many of the assumptions people tend to make. Any where you go people will have assumptions because they have heard things but they are usually not true.